Pakistan’s trade deficit showed mixed trends to end the 2025-26 fiscal year, according to data shared by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS),
During FY26, the cumulative trade deficit worsened to $39.5 billion, up 50 percent year-on-year (YoY) compared to $26.27 billion in FY25.
Over the 12-month period, imports rose by nearly 20 percent YoY to $69.597 billion, while exports declined by 6.2 percent YoY to $30.126 billion.
The country recorded a trade deficit of $4.528 billion in June 2026, up 90.9 percent compared to $2.372 billion last year.
The gap also worsened by 75.4 percent compared to $2.582 billion in May 2026.
In June alone, exports reached $2.239 billion, down 9.6 percent YoY, while imports rose to $6.767 billion, up 39.6 percent YoY.
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Not a news. This might have been much much more, we all know we simply do not export as we can not compete with less costs obtained through economies of scale. It’s a shame as we have never kept austerity or earnings in mind when import luxury items.